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Bereaved parents in the UK will have a legal right to two weeks statutory leave from April.

The number of people working in the UK is at a record high with the number of unemployed remaining at its lowest level since 1974.

A study of senior management staff and business leaders in the UK found that 72% Midlands-based business leaders say they are stressed at least once a week due to heavy workloads.

The average SME worker could be wasting 72 minutes a day, equivalent to two and a half working weeks a year, because of unreliable internet connection.

It’s no surprise that January is a tough time financially for many households. While the idea of ‘Blue Monday’ started as a marketing campaign, GoCompare’s research showed the average UK household expected to spend £719 on Christmas in 2019. 

As part of our Tech in 2020 series, Alan Bourne, Founder & CEO, Sova Assessment, says that linking the systems and processes together is key to delivering business outcomes

Recent stories have prophesied a bleak future for human workers. The Office for National Statistics has predicted that automation could replace 1.5 million jobs – however, the same was said about the internet. Rather than take jobs, it boosted employment, and today new technologies – including robotics process automation (RPA) – are set to do the same.

As part of a new series looking at the impact of tech in 2020, we spoke with Denise Willett from global employee engagement specialists Achievers to look at how the workforce can best manage the challenges ahead.

It’s that time of year again, the summer school holidays are officially upon us - which means six long weeks of fun in the sun for children across the UK and potential headaches for HR departments.

According to LinkedIn, the professional services sector had the third highest turnover rate in 2017/18, falling just behind the technology and retail industries.